"That's the most important property in the lower 9th Ward," said Ward McClendon a community organizer.

Neighbors have kept a close eye on plans for its future. In an area slow to come back after Hurricane Katrina, neighbors want to make sure there is no fast tracked development without their input.

"We have to do all that we can do as a community and resources are limited for us," said Holy Cross resident Kim Ford.

"We are not opposed to development. We expect to be part of the process," said Sarah DeBacher.

That's what brought together the Lower Ninth Ward Vision Coalition. The group presented three alternate plans for the future of Holy Cross.

"We want this building to continue to serve the community, whether it be through school use through arts use through vocational training," DeBacher said.

The plans include a mix of residential housing green space and buildings for community use. This comes after proposed high rise condo buildings for the neighborhood stirred controversy and lead to a protest last summer.

While the high rise plan has been slowed down, neighbors hope the community-developed plan will shape the Holy Cross neighborhood in the future.